terracing
Term · Agriculture and food · MLC-T-AGR-006304
In agronomic practice, the construction of ridges of earth built across a slope with a flat or graded channel to stop soil erosion and control the runoff of water.
| Identifier | MLC-T-AGR-006304 |
|---|---|
| Field | Agriculture and food |
| Subject | Farms, Agricultural Production Systems |
| References | NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary |
| See also | soil management; agricultural conservation practice; terraces |
| Translations | Spanish: cultivo en terrazas |
Record as JSON
{
"id": "MLC-T-AGR-006304",
"term": "terracing",
"field": "Agriculture and food",
"definition": "In agronomic practice, the construction of ridges of earth built across a slope with a flat or graded channel to stop soil erosion and control the runoff of water.",
"subject": "Farms, Agricultural Production Systems",
"see_also": [
"soil management",
"agricultural conservation practice",
"terraces"
],
"references": [
"NAL Agricultural Thesaurus and Glossary"
],
"translations": {
"es": "cultivo en terrazas"
},
"url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/agriculture/terracing/"
}
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